Parallel Distributed Networking

Abstract

Computing devices, each of which monitors information in a monitoring environment, take on the role of a controller for some of them, separating the (real or virtual) elements of the environment into subsets. Computing devices provide their results to a unification device, which combines them into a monitoring parameter. Each computing device monitors its parameters based on a timestamp, so unification devices can determine whether results from those computing devices represent the same state of the environment. Unification devices divide the results from their computing devices into uniform durations. Even if results don't reflect the same environment state, unification devices can still approximate results for unification. Elements can be reassigned on time boundaries, or can be duplicated, with unification devices still able to unify results. Predicted queries can be pre-computed.

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INCORPORATED DISCLOSURES[0001]This Application claims priority of the following provisional application:[0002]U.S. Provisional Application No. 62 / 612,429, filed Dec. 30, 2017, in the name of inventor Rangaswamy JAGANNATHAN, titled “Parallel Distributed Networking”, hereby incorporated by reference as if fully set forth herein.[0003]This Application describes technologies that can be used with inventions, and other technologies, described in one or more of the following documents. These documents are sometimes referred to herein as the “Included Disclosures,” the “Incorporated Documents,” or variants thereof.[0004]Application Ser. No. 15 / 946,092; filed Apr. 5, 2018; in the name of inventors Derek SANDERS, Rangaswamy JAGANNATHAN, Rosanna LEE, Kishor KAKATAR, and Xiaohong PAN; titled “Network Monitoring Using Behavior Probability Density, Network Monitoring of Multiple Observation Values Types, and Network Monitoring Using Orthogonal Profiling Dimensions”; Attorney Docket No. XAN 22C2,...

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Benefits of technology

The technical effects of this patent text are as follows: 1. A system of distributed computing devices can monitor and process information in a monitoring environment, with each device assigned to monitor and process a portion of the environment. 2. Each device can take on the role of a controller for a portion of the environment, with the device responsible for managing other devices in the environment. 3. The devices can use timestamps or other unique identifiers to determine the state of the monitoring environment and the results they are reporting. 4. The devices can divide their results into time durations of a same size, so even if the results do not reflect the same state of the environment, the unification devices can approximate them for use in unifying results. 5. The devices can be assigned elements in the environment relatively statically, with changes to the environment being noted over time. This allows for the duplication of small amounts of information without substantial distortion of the results. 6. The devices can pre-compute their monitoring and processing of resources and parameters, and collect their results for unification devices to provide reports to operators and users quickly after information is collected from the environment.

Problems solved by technology

One problem that has arisen, particularly in the field of network monitoring, is that a relatively large amount of information might be available for collection and processing.

This can have the possible effect that results of monitoring or processing that information might fail to accurately reflect the current status of the network.

While this possibility might generally provide for processing information faster than a single device, it is often subject to the drawback that collecting processed information from the multiple processing devices into a holistic result is difficult or inaccurate.

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